Ice cream vs. Pretzel — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between ice cream and pretzel

Ice cream has more vitamin B12; however, pretzel has more iron, manganese, folate, vitamin B3, vitamin B1, carbs, and protein.
Pretzel's daily need coverage for iron is 56% more.
Pretzel is lower in saturated fat.
Pretzel has a higher glycemic index than ice cream.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Ice creams, vanilla and Snacks, pretzels, hard, plain, salted.

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Mineral Comparison

The mineral comparison score is based on which food has a more favorable amount of each mineral. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily mineral needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.

Ice cream

Pretzel

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+374.1%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-93.5%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+107.1%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+12.1%
Contains more IronIron	+4988.9%
Contains more CopperCopper	+578.3%
Contains more ZincZinc	+50.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+21.9%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+12587.5%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+144.4%

Vitamin Comparison

The vitamin comparison score is based on the number of vitamins in which one food is richer than the other. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily vitamin needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.

Ice cream

Pretzel

Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+80.4%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+∞%

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+250%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+56.7%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+934.1%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+38.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+4443.1%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+54.2%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+833.3%
Contains more FolateFolate	+3220%

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Iron	0.09mg	4.58mg	56%
Sodium	80mg	1240mg	50%
Manganese	0.008mg	1.015mg	44%
Folate	5µg	166µg	40%
Vitamin B1	0.041mg	0.424mg	32%
Vitamin B3	0.116mg	5.27mg	32%
Starch		72.58g	30%
Saturated fat	6.79g	0.391g	29%
Carbs	23.6g	80.39g	19%
Vitamin B12	0.39µg	0µg	16%
Cholesterol	44mg	0mg	15%
Copper	0.023mg	0.156mg	15%
Protein	3.5g	10.04g	13%
Vitamin A	118µg	0µg	13%
Fats	11g	2.93g	12%
Fiber	0.7g	3.4g	11%
Calcium	128mg	27mg	10%
Calories	207kcal	384kcal	9%
Vitamin B2	0.24mg	0.332mg	7%
Omega-6 (Linoleic acid)		1.223g	7%
Monounsaturated fat	2.969g	0.727g	6%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.452g	1.291g	6%
Selenium	1.8µg	4.4µg	5%
Vitamin B5	0.581mg	0.322mg	5%
Magnesium	14mg	29mg	4%
Omega-3 (ALA)		0.063g	4%
Zinc	0.69mg	1.04mg	3%
Phosphorus	105mg	128mg	3%
Vitamin C	0.6mg	2.1mg	2%
Vitamin B6	0.048mg	0.074mg	2%
Vitamin K	0.3µg	2.8µg	2%
Vitamin D*	8 IU	0 IU	1%
Vitamin D	0.2µg	0µg	1%
Potassium	199mg	223mg	1%
Vitamin E	0.3mg	0.47mg	1%
Choline	26mg	29.5mg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	1.7g	2.6g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	591kcal	382kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	48g	26g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	0.5	5.2	N/A
Net carbs	22.9g	76.99g	N/A
Sugar	21.22g	2.21g	N/A
Trans fat		0.004g	N/A
Tryptophan	0.045mg	0.097mg	0%
Threonine	0.146mg	0.25mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.195mg	0.407mg	0%
Leucine	0.316mg	0.757mg	0%
Lysine	0.258mg	0.257mg	0%
Methionine	0.081mg	0.177mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.157mg	0.52mg	0%
Valine	0.217mg	0.48mg	0%
Histidine	0.088mg	0.22mg	0%
Fructose		0.31g	0%
Omega-3 (EPA)	0.003g	0g	N/A
Omega-6 (Gamma-linolenic acid)		0.001g	N/A